It has been a pretty fantastic last few weeks of Seahawks football. RW just continues his ascension into the national media's collective mind and with it, the discussion of Wilson's legitimate shot at ROY.

The Seahawks are red-hot right now and the league knows it. Two historic back-to-back 50+ point blowouts tend to force an otherwise ambivelent league's hand. These Ain't Your Daddy's Seahawks. Big, strong, fast, fierce, such an explosive and deep mix of young talent, with Wilson leading the charge, there's no reason to expect anything less than Championship-caliber for the next several years.

The 49ers are what the Seahawks aspire to be and the funny thing is, they've closed the gap in record time. Our defense is not that far away from theirs and our offense is equally as explosive and dangerous. They may edge us in some categories and statistics but these two teams are very close in how they are built for longterm success.

Unfortunately, the Patriots had to go and ruin what could have been an epic battle for the division title this Sunday. Instead, we are left just hoping to secure a wildcard and then praying to the Football Gods that the Cardinals shock the nation in the final week while we take care of our final home game against the Rams for an improbable division title. Sure, there's an outside chance we could still win the division but the road - and math - would have been so much easier had the Patriots not crapped all over themselves in the first half of last Sunday's game.

There will be no doubt that this will be our toughest test yet at home. If Sherman is suspended this Friday and cannot play, our chances are that much tougher. I'm very close to calling this one a loss and yet another sweep job by the 49ers but I have completely become convinced that Russell Wilson is taking this team on his shoulders and displaying a level of magic on the football field that I have never seen in all my 36 years of being a Seahawks fan.

"I'm not the type to let a sleeping giant lie. I wake up the giant, slap him around, make him mad and beat him to the ground. I talk a big game because I carry a big stick." --- All-Pro Stanford Graduate

I think Kaepernick will make big plays, and mistakes. Big mistakes. In the Noise.I think revenge is something Russell doesn't talk about, but he is a coldblooded killer.I think Seattle has the edge on special teams.I think Harbaugh has a trick up his sleeve.I think the Niners D is good, but Justin will be limited if he plays.

And I think in a late comeback bid, Kaepernick will shit the bed and reawaken the slumbering QB debate in San Francisco.

Call me crazy, but I am not intimidated by the 49ers. They are coming to OUR house and this is OUR time. They're going to get a rude awakening come Sunday. We're going to dismantle them, and they'll spend the whole of next week doubting themselves heading into a crucial Arizona game.

Fox0r wrote:Call me crazy, but I am not intimidated by the 49ers. They are coming to OUR house and this is OUR time. They're going to get a rude awakening come Sunday. We're going to dismantle them, and they'll spend the whole of next week doubting themselves heading into a crucial Arizona game.

The only thing that potentially could be a problem for us in this game is the new niner QB. This is not Alex Smith we are talking about here, but a second year hot handed QB with his team on his side. Much like Wilson Kaepernick is dangerous if left unchecked. The kid has an arm and he has the ability to break free on the run. This guy is the wild card in this game. It's going to be up to our D to play top notch football and not blow it like they have in the past. I believe our offense can put us in the position to win and keep us there, but it's up to the other half of the puzzle to make sure Seattle stays there. I want to play it safe here and predict a close win, but being since it's the holiday season I'm going to ask Santa for another big win!

Seahawks 50 Niners 21

“There’s no reason, with Mr. Allen and the fan base here and the stadium, that this can’t be a stable, long-term winning organization.” - John Schneider

Some of you guys REALLY think you are going to put up 50 points on the Niners?

Come On Mannn!

Granted, you guys are hot right now, and real niner fans are glad to see our conference improving as it makes the games more fun...but there is no freaking way you are going to put anything near 50 points on us.

Watch for the Niners to run run run this game, sprinkled with a few bombs to Moss and Crabtree.

Eastcoast9erfan wrote:Some of you guys REALLY think you are going to put up 50 points on the Niners?

Come On Mannn!

Granted, you guys are hot right now, and real niner fans are glad to see our conference improving as it makes the games more fun...but there is no freaking way you are going to put anything near 50 points on us.

Watch for the Niners to run run run this game, sprinkled with a few bombs to Moss and Crabtree.

49ers 27Hawks 23

It think most of the 50+ predictions are more like, let's make history, kinda like playing the 500+ million dollar lottery even though you don't gamble.

This is going to be a war. The NFL has been crazy this year; who would have predicted that the Giants would destroy SF and then totally lay an egg vs. Atlanta. Most of the statistics I've been reading about the 49ers and the Seahawks suggest that the home field advantage should be enough for the seahawks to win. I've been dreading this game all year, the Seahawks are so tough at home, Russell Wilson has grown into a top flight QB, Lynch is a beast, and we all know about that defense. But I'm a niner fan and I'd feel like an idiot if I picked them to lose and they won. 49ers 17, Seahawks 16.

Aros wrote:Unfortunately I don't think the rain will matter. It certainly didn't matter to the 49ers last Sunday.

I think it did...most of those turnovers they forced were due to a slick ball in wet conditions. The amount of luck they had in that game is astounding. Too bad for them lady luck will be on our side come Sunday night.

“There’s no reason, with Mr. Allen and the fan base here and the stadium, that this can’t be a stable, long-term winning organization.” - John Schneider

In the first game I kinda went between us scoring 13 and 19 points (IIRC). I think we are much better offensively. I am going to say we score 27. I see either a 49ers 31-27 win or a Seahawks 27-24 win.

Not going to bother with a prediction, but I will note that the 49ers haven't won 3 in a row all season long, and I think that it will be very difficult for them to break that trend in the toughest place to play in the league. We'll represent the toughest defense that Kaepernick has faced on the road in his career. I think those things play in our favor.